Billiard-cue.



J. HANNA.

BILLIARD CUE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY'lO, 1913.

1,092,100. Patented Mar.31,1914.

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MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO CLARENCE D.

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JAMES HANNA,

BILLIARD-CUE.

Patented Mar. 31, 191 1.

1 092 ,100,, Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 10, 1913. Serial No. 778,234. To all whom it may concern 13, of each lever is straight longitudinally and in cross-section is concavo-convex, as seen in Figs. 3 and t; this cross-section removes the elastlcity and makes the straight that I, JAMns Henna, a United States, residing at State of Maryland, have Be it known citizen of the Baltimore, in the invented certain new and useful Improveend, 13, stiff. Each lever also has a narrow ments in Billiard-Cues, of which the followelastic shank, 12, which connects between ing is a specification. the broad flat end, 10, and the longer end,

This invention relates to an improvement 13, and at each connecting point the said in billiard cues. shank forms a bend,the bend, 9, where the It is desirable that provision be made to shank connects with the broad flat end 5 readily remove the elastic tip of a billiard serves as a fulcrum, and the said fulcrum, cue and to quickly replace it by securing 9, of one lever contacts with the fulcrum of another tip in position. It is also desirable the other lever. that the means for securing the tip shall It will be understood the toothed extremibe such as to prevent all slight twisting or ties, 11, of both levers are to enter the slot, 7 partial-turning movement of the tip on its 5, in the base of the tip. By reference to seat at the end of the cue. Fig. 2 it will be seen the broad flat ends, 10,

o accomplish the objects of this inven of the two levers are in close contact for tion I provide two separate sheet-metal letheir entire length, this being the position vers of novel construction that will methey will have when the said toothed exchanically connect with the tip and frictremities have been entered through the slot, tionally connect with the cue. 5, and the teeth, 11, are in the slight recess,

The improved means constituting the 6, above the slot. In the position now depresent invention is illustrated in the acscribed both bends, 9, of said levers are in companying drawing in which, contact with each other, and the opposite 30 Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the ends, 13, of the two levers diverge from each improved billiard one in which the tip fasother, or spread apart. These two spreadtener is shown in normal position. Fig. apart ends, seen in Fig. 2, may be comis a view of the three parts separately shown pressed or brought together and then incomprising a billiard one according to this serted into the center bore, 2, of the wood 35 invention,-the tip and one being shown in cue. The effect of bringing the levers ends, section and the tip-fastening shown in side 13, together, the bends, 9, serving as a fulview. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one crum, is to spread or separate be two broad of the levers of the fastener device. Fig. 4 flat ends, 10, and cause their teeth, 11, to is a cross-section of the cue on the line 4- 1 engage above the hard base, 4, of the tip, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a view of the bottom side as shown in Fig. 1, and also cause said two of the tip. broad ends, 10, to exert pressure in opposite Referring to the drawing the wood one, 1, direction against the two long sides of the has a longitudinal center bore, 2, at its small slot in the tip. The hold of the teeth preend. The elastic tip, 8, is made of any well vents the tip from disconnecting from the known material commonly used for tips, cue, and the pressure in opposite directions and has a base, 4, of harder material; an on the long sides of the tip-slot prevents any elongated slot, 5, is formed in the said base twisting or partial-turning movement of the part of the tip, and a slight recess, 6, is in tip. the elastic part coincident with the slot. When a tip is worn out, it may be re- The fastening device is entirely separate moved by forcefully pulling the levers out from the tip, and consists of two levers, 7 of the bore. A new tip may be applied and 8, of special construction. Each lever has the same levers used to fasten it.

a short end, 10, and a longer end, 13; the Having thus described my invention what short end is fiat and has a breadth equal to I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 2- A billiard cue having in combination a wood one provided at its end with a longitudinal bore; a pad or tip having an elongated slot extending diametrically across its the length of the diametrical slot, 5, 1n the tip so that when inserting it will fill the slot, and the extremity of said flat end is provided with a row of teeth, 11, that project laterally at the outer side. The long end,

10 ing the broad fiat end tudinal concave depression, and a shank narrower than elther of sald ends and connectand the said longer stiffened endthe broad flat ends of said levers being expanded and pressing against the long sides of the tip-s10 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

1 JAMES HANNA.

Witnesses:

G. FRED. VOGT, CHAs. B. MANN.

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